SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FACULTY September 23, 1970
The meeting was called to order by President Clark at 3:35 p.m. The Chairman annoUnced that the minUtes of the meeting of June 3, 1970, and June 10, 1970, would be held over for approval at the next regular faculty meeting schedulAdc~for October 14, 1970.
Announcements
The President announced that Marshall D. Wattles had been appointed the regular secretary of the faculty.
Mr. Scoles made an announcement concerning the opening of the new Law School build~ng and the plans for an open-house on Wednesday, October 21.
President Clark stated that if there were no objections he would change the normal order of business and discuss the State d'f the University prior to considering old busine-ss. 'No objections were made and the President spoke briefl'y on a number of issues facing the Universi'ty. (See Appendix)
Old Business
MOTION TO CHANGE THE WITHDRAW DATE FOR STUDENTS:
Mr. Paul Civin presented, on behalf of the Academic Requirements Committee, the following motion: Effective September 15, 1970, a student may withdraw from a course by filing the appropriate form with the Registrar prior to the end of the eighth week of the term. For any withdrawal initiated by a first-term student during the first five weeks of the term or by any other student dUring the first three weeks of a term, the course enrollment will not be recorded on the student's permanent record card; otherwise, the course enrollment will be recorded with tKe mark of i'W''. An instructor be authorized to report a mark of i'Y" (no basis for grade) for any stUdent whose name appears on the final grade roster and for whom the instructor is o'f the belief that he has no basis on which to report a grade. If a student has not ~nitiated a withdrawal in a course-for which the student has been enrolled, and the instructor has not reported a grade or mark, the Registrar~is authorized to insert a mark of "X" (no grade reported) in the grade column on the permanent record. If any instructor inadvertently marks a "W" on the final grade report, the Registrar~s Office will automatically record this as a mark of '~X'.. The instructor may change any differentiated grade to another differentiated grade or may interchange the grade of "p., or .tni' by fil'ing the appropriate form with the Registrar.
No undergradUate stUdent shall register for more than 21 term hours of credit in any term without the approval of an authorized member of the Office of Academic Advising.
Mr. George Struble moved to amend the motion by deleting the first sentence. The mot~on to amend was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
Mr. Alfred Rubin moved to amend the motion by substituting in the last sentence "18 term-hours of crediti' in place of "21 term-hours of credit." The motion to amend was seconded, put tota vote and defeated.
Mr. Robert Friedman moved to amend the motion by adding the provision that no student be permitted to enroll in two classes scheduled for the same hour. The motion to 'amend was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
The main motion was pUt to a vote and carried.
MOTION CONCERNING THE STATUS OF SPECIAL STUDENTS:
Mr. Paul Civin, on behalf of the Academic Requirements Committee, the Admissions Policy Committee and the Scholastic Deficiency Committee moved as follows: The legislation of December 13, 1922, and May 21, 1924, pertaining to i~rules governing special students who are not candidates for a degree...'' shall be rescinded, and the following new legislation adopted:
A special student is defined as an individual who does not hold a baccalaureate degree and who does not qualify or may not desire to qualify for regular undergraduate admission.
The Admiss$ons Policy Committee shall establish and act as an appellate body on policies governing the admission of special students.
Each special student shall have his academic performance reviewed at least once each year by the Scholastic Deficiency Committee to determine whether he shall continue as a special student, be granted regular student status, be placed on academic probation, or be academically disqualffied. -
At the request of Mr. Eugene Scoles, the chairman directed that the minutes show that this legislation does not apply to students who enroll for courses in the School of Law with the intent of working toward an advanced professional degree or certification.
The motion was put to a vote and carried, unanimously.
MOTION CONCERNING THE PRIVILEGES OF THE PRESIDENT OF ASJO SENATE AT FACULTY MEETINGS.
Mr. James Tattersall presented the following motion: That at faculty meetings the ASUO Senate may, through its presideMt or his designee, present notices of motion for faculty action.
After a rather lengthy debate, Mr. Hans Linde moved to postpone action until the next faculty meeting at which time a report of the Student Senate will be available. The move to postpone was seconded, put to a vote and passed, by a vote of 88 for and 73 against.
New Business
Mr. John Perrin gave notice of motion for the next regular faculty meeting as follows: Effective at the end of the Fall Term, 1970, students must complete, within one year of residence, work in any course for which an incomplete was granted; otherwise the Registrar will replace the incomplete with a grade of N.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:20 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattles Secretary of the Faculty A P P E N D I X REMARKS TO THE FACULTY By Robert D. Clark President, University of Oregon September 23, 1970
I am glad to welcome you at the beginning of this new year. As an old schoblmaster, I find that my pulse still guickens to the return of students to the campus and, despite the anxieties and tribulations of recent years, it is not a puise that beats loud with anger or faint with trepidation. These have been troublesome years but exciting ones, and out of the student unrest, I believe, will emerge a stronger and better university--one more responsive to student and societal needs, but one no ]ess committed to the search for truth and the acquisition and use of knowledge for humane purposes.
Perhaps these words are patently cant, but I do not think of myself as a 0r. Pangloss declaiming optisism in the face of disaster. The fact is that the University which wourished us and which we secretly cherish in the now unspoken and slightly embarrassing sentiment, alma mater, is not the University we serve today, and neither institution, past or present, is compttent to meet the demands society has placed upon it. The University has changed much in the last three or four years, and undoubtedly it will change more in the years-ahead. How, I do not know. I suspect, and fervently hope, that it will hold fast and enlarge its passionate search for knowledge, not for cOnSpiCUouS consumption, not as Newman said to acquire "mere repertories of miscellaneous and officious learning," but, as he insisted, for the exercise of thought or reason on knowledge, in a way that will engage the energies of the student. And beyond that, the application of knowledge for humane purposes--long a practice of the university in the traditional fields of law, medicine, architecture, engineering and applied science, pedagogy and others. We must improve our curriculum and instruction in all these areas, with particular concern for the public welfare. But we must reach beyond them to a more effective application of knowledge to the nearly insuperable problems the technological age has brought upon us--not simply as reformers whom later generations may applaud for their zeal and forgive for the little damage they have done--but as practitioners, skilled in the means to effect change, to transmit and implement the values we have professed but have not fully realized in our democratic society. We have made a modest beginning in the applied social sciences in our School of Community Service and Public Affairs and elsewhere. We need to enlarge and improve the enterprise.
I do not mean to suggest that we should politicize the University or that we shpuld simply give credit for field work. Even if the central purpose af a college is defined as "socialization," as two eminent writers have recently defined it, the axis about which the socialization takes place remains the exercise of thought on knowledge. Field work or even politital activity may serve as a laboratory exercise to be analyzed and evaluated. We have begun to develop the theoretical base and methodology necessary to serve that purpose. But to politicize the university is to subvert it. For once the university is perceived or used as a political tool or weapon, it will be seized by the strongest power
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This topic may well be an urgent issue this fall. The events of last spring-Kent State, Jackson State, Cambodia--have sensitized our students to political action. Of the many prospective institutional programs, the most widely known is the Princeton plan which calls for the closing of the university for two weeks before the November election. Only a few schools--mostly private--have adopted it. The plan, requiring an early beginning or late closing for the fall semester, is too costly for most students who attend our public institutions.
The University of Oregon will not close its classrooms for the campaign. But it !
will have a program. With the cooperation of the president of the Associated -
Students, I have appointed a faculty-student committee to develop plans. The committee's recommendations will be announced this week.
We begin this fall term with mixed feelings of apprehension and confidence-apprehensiDn because of the events of last spring, and confidence because of the manner in which our students and faculty responded.
The public reaction ranges from anxiety to anger. Against that background, and perhaps in anticipation of the forthcoming report of his Commission on Campus Unrest, President Nixon, according to the press, has addressed a letter to more than one thousand college and university presidents, charging them with the responsibility of maintaining order on the campus~ I have not received, or have not yet received, a copy of the letter. I agree with the President that the university cannot tolerate disruption or violence and maintain its integrity. And I further agree that the university itself, and not the government, is the more competent agent to deal with disorder. But I concur also with the reported conclusions of the Scranton committee which not only condemn violence and disruption on the campus, but urge the President to ally himself with the American youth, to make a full commitment "to crucial domestic reforms to aid the poor, the blacks, the cities, and the environment."
The President in his Kansas State address urged colleges and universities to stand up and be counted. The University of Oregon has stood up to be tounted against violence and disruption. It will continue to do so. But I want to emphasize that members of this University community will also stand up in alliance with students who are earnestly pressing for a reduction of the evils in our society which breed violence. All of us hope, I am sure, that President Nixon will stand up with us.
Certai-nly the President of the United States, more than any other person, can. set the tone and lead the way for change.
I regret to spend so much time on the topic of campus disruption and violence, but events of the last year, and p~olic concern make further comment necessary. Last spring and this summer students and faculty have worked together to make significant changes in our procedures for enforcement of the rules of canduct. Not only from the demands of the public, but on the recommendation of the University, and with its cooperation, the State Board of Higher Education has taken action to make the rUles of conduct clear to all, The procedUra1 change adopted last spring was written by a member of our faculty. Our faculty submitted many of the specific provisions written into the code this fall and participated actively in modification and improvement of all of its sections. The specific procedure, including the definition of "cause" as recommended by our faculty was, regrettably, not adopted by the Board. When the facUlty and board were so nearly in agreement on the new provisions, I regretted that they coUld not reach an accord on this and two or three other issues. BUt the Board did reaffirm its long-standing commitment to faculty participation in the procedures and in the determination of penalty. And it did draw a distinction between speech, which it protected and disrUptive action or speech uneqUivocally linked with riotous action, both of which it proscribed.
I believe that the action of the Board provides us a basis for adequate controls on the campus, for defense of the rights of faculty members, and for protection from the imposition of Unjust and oppressive regulation by an angry public. Last summer I attemded a special meeting of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. It was a grim session. Institution after institution reported the same pattern' inadequate discipline code, collapse of the disciplinary procedures, precipitant action taken outside the code, or on the basis of vague and unconstitutional provisions, intervention of the courts,-failure to repair the code, intervention of the legislature. In one state the regulations of the Board of Regents now have the force of law and the student guilty of infraction is subject to tr~al in the criminal courts; in the same state the courts are empowered to-expel a student from the university for infraction of a law; in one state the legislature authorized the wi~thholding of funds from any institution stat cancels its classes because of student disruption; in several institutions the regents or the legislature have ordered the use of a hearing officer who, in some instances, will function outside the jurisdiction of the university or its president. Thirty-two states last year passed restrictive or repressive legislation; I do not know the count for this yeair. Given these circumstances, and given the very nature and integrity of the university, I believe it wise that the faculty of this institution, and the State Board of Higher Education have moved to deal with the problem in a context that is appropriate to the academy-.
Unhappily, there are other by-products of campus disruption. Robert- Nisbet, professor of sociology at Riverside, has said in recent statement that "Although most persons tend to think of freedom as the consequences of eroding authority in a culture, this is not the case, for freedom cannot exist save in circumstances of accepted authority.'! In times of stress the failure, or even the apparent failure, of the University to exercise its authority will result in the assupption of that authority by other agenc:ies. "The first and crucial manifestation," he says, ''will be increased participation of boards of trustees,..in academic, including curricular affairs -on campus."
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We have, I believe, an unusually good governing board, one that has tried to act responsibly and not vindictively, a board that has sought to protect the welfare of the institutions it governs and at the same time to meet its obligations to the citizens of Oregon. Yet it showed uncertain and uneasy confidence in the management of academic affairs in some of the institutions when it refUsed to give more than tentative approval to projected curricular and administrative change-s. Three of these were at the University of Oregon: the new legislation on group requirements, the reduction of the English composition requirement from nine to sex credits, and the change in the grading system.
Nore significant is this fact: in years past, the secretary of the faculty ~nformed me, changes of this ordsr were not referred to the Board for action. I know that many years ago the University required only six hours of English composition, and I believe that it did not refer the matter to the Board when it increased the requirement to nine credits. I was a member of the committee that recommended a substantial increase in group requirements; a change not referred to the Board. I know that the Honors College was legislated witKout reference to the Board, and that an earlier and less imaginative plan---in which I had a part--to reward a student for his achievement rather than to pUnish him for his failures was not referred--nor was it referred some years later when it was dropped as an abortive and unsuccessful experiment. The University had some sense of freedom to experiment, evaluate, confirm or retract.
Given this Understanding I did not refer last~spr~gg~s;Teg~slationetostbe
Board. But a concerned member asked that it be placed on the agenda for discussion and possible action. I do not for one moment question the Boardis authority to act But I do regret~the erosion or seeming erosion of confidence. In these times when change and experimentation are essential to the well-being of higher education we require also a climate of confidence that will make change possible. We cannot always expect that our several publics will agree with us, we may have to fight for programs we believe educationally sound. The public will more easily endure such struggles if they are persuaded that the University, indeed, acts within the context of authority and not as a consequence of its diminution. But in saying all of this we must not overlook the fact that the Board does allow us considerable latitude for experimentation in course offerings--and I am confident that satisfactory lines for the exercise of authority in curricular matters will be drawn.
I could tell you a much happier story of what I believe to be a growing sense of confidence in the University. It seemed a strange thing to me last year when I returned to the campus that this university so highly respected in all parts of the country should be held in low esteem by some of the citizens of the Sta-te, including, unfortunately, some of our own alumni. My mail in these past months has not been a litany of praise. But I believe that we have turned the corner. I have tried to answer every inquiry, complaint, and commendation. I have sometimes written 4ggrily, bluntly, agressively, but I have also tried to understand the other man's point of view, to interpret events in a larger context, to be qonciliatory where it was possible, without apology or improper concession, and to furnish facts that speak for themselves. Largely through the efforts of the Development Fund ~ffice, I have spoken in many communities of the State, in Portland a dozen times; a self-constituted group of local citizens has met with me frequently tp acquaint themselves with the issues, the Alumni Association, Oregon Mothers, Oregon Dads have rallied to our support. From these groups we have developed a limited mailing list of persons to whom we have sent special letters, circulars, documents. Some of these many people have done much to interpret the university to a larger public; some of them have devoted much time and effort in our behalf; some of them have been fiercely supportive of the University. My mail has begun to look better. In these times of financial stress, contributions of unrestricted dollars to the Development Fund increased appreciably last year. The Report from the President, sent to some 50,000 people, has prompted many favorable responses. One man wrote .'You have met many of my arguments against higher education. You have turned me around. Please send fifty more copies for me to distribute to my friends." Many of you, professors, administrators, counsellors, dormitory staff, and students, have been intimately involved in many ways, sometimes with an enOr~oas investment of energy. On behalf of the University, I thank you.
I have one more topic to discuss: last year we gave much attention to the thorny topic of the government of the University. I said to you at the first meeting of the faculty that I favored a delegate legislative body and a higher degree of student participation. I still hold those views and I suspect that the issue is still a thorny one. In consequence, I have, on recommendation of the Advisory Council, appointed a special faculty-student committee to stydy the question and make recommendations.
I believe that we can profit from stUdent insights and that our government ought to provide an adequate means to make their judgments, interests, and wants known and felt. I believe also, that faculty as professionally trained men and women have special responsibility for university government, for the development of the curriculum, the content and method of instru¢tion and evaluation, the seledtion, retention, and advancement of profedsional colleagues. 'Further, I believe that an abridgement of the facultyis ultimate professional responsibility would lessen the quality of the University education and will invite intrusion into and direction of university business by outside forces. We shall have some differences over these questions. The discussion of differences, I trust, will lead to a clearer definition of roles and an accommodation that will be most beneficial to the University.
What more shall I say? -- with Eliot:
"Now, we come to discover that the moments of agony
***are likewise permanent With such permanence as time has.*** People change, and smile: but the agony abides."
The faculty members listed below have been nominated for the Graduate Council and will appear on the ballots to be c~rculated soon.
Liberal Arts Group Professional Grou
Andrews, Fred C. Candland, Dorothy N.
Dolby, Lloyd J. Clarke, H. Harrison
Hart, Thomas R. Dizuey, Henry F.
Leppmann? Wolfgang A. Dougherty, M. Frances
Martin, Gene E. Harris, R. S.
Noyes, R. M. Kensler, Gordon L.
Posner, M~chael Lowe, Raymond N.
Re7thel, Franc~s J. McCue, Betty F.
Rodgers, Roy H. Maertens, Norbert W.
Sherwood, Irma Z. Mittman, Arthur
Taylor, Donald S. Munson, B. Corlee
Wood, Kenneth Scott Pond, Patricia B.
Yood, Bertram Prehm, Herbert J.
Rankin, Richard~J.
Reuter, E. R.
Ross, M. D.
Rousseve, R. J.
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Schafer, W. E.
Toobert, Saul
Vance, Stanley
Walker, Hil1
Watson, D. A.
Wooten, Edna P.
Four members from each of the two groups will be voted for by each faculty member.
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Roland Bartel Arthur Mittman
REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY October 14, 1970
The meeting was called to order by President Clark at 3:40 p.m. in Room 150, Sc 7 ence.
The minutes of the meetings of June 3, June 10 and $eptember 23 were approved.
Announcements
Mr. Clyde Patton, Chairman of the Faculty Advisory Committee, discussed briefly the work of the Advisory Council to date and announced an open house for October 26, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Faculty Club, where faculty members may talk informally with members of the Advisory Council.
Old Business
MOTION TO PERMIT ASUO SENATE PRESIDENT TO GIVE NOTICE OF MDTION.
Mr. James Tattersall was recognized to restate the motion which had been held over from the faculty meeting of September 23. He moved: At faculty meetings the ASUO Senate may, through its president or his designee, present notices of motion for faculty action.
The ASUO representative, Mr. Iain More, stated that the ASUO Senate favored the motion. After brief discUssion, Mr. Tatte-rsall moved to amend the motion to read as follows At faculty meetings the ASUO Senate may, through the ASUO President or his des~gnee, present notices of motion for faculty action.
The amendment was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
The main motion was put to a vote and passed.
MOTION REGARDING INCOMPLETES.
Mr. John Perrin was recognized; he withdrew a motion' notice of which was given at the September 23 facUlty meeting, and said that he would present a revised notice of motion at a later date.
MOTION TO AMEND SECTION I.G. OF THE STUDENT CONDUCT CODE. ~
Mr. F. R. Lacy was recognized to present the following motion: Section I.G.1. is eliminated, Sections I.G.2. and I.G.3. will be renumbered I.G.5. and I.G.6' respectively. They shall be preceded by the following.
G. Student Tribunals ~
1. The President of the University shall appoint five members to a Senior Court Panel, no more than two of them from the Faculty and the rest from the Student-Body. The student members shall be recommended by the President of the Assoc~ated Students. The appointments will be for one year, but members may be reappointed, and the Presidast is urged to preserve continuity of membership from year to year. Senior Court Panel members shall be selected for their knowledge of the Student Conduct Program in general, and for their understanding of the operation of the StUdent Court in particular.
The Senior Court Panel will select an impartial system for choosing a court for each case and will be responsible for formulating rules of practice and procedure in hearings under this Code. Such rules are subject to review and revision by the University Appeals Board.
2. The President of the University shall appoint a Panel of Associates. The size of this panel shall be determined by the Student Conduct Committee, but no more than one-third of its members shall be from the facUlty. The student members shall be recommended by the President of the Associated Students.
3. A Student Court shall consist of three members, at least two of whom shall be stUdents. One member of each stUdent coUrt shall be chosen from the Senior Court Panel, and this member will be the Chair~an of the Student Court. The remaining members of the Student Court may be chosen from either the Senior Court Panel or the Panel of Associates. The jurisdiction of the Student Court shall be determined by the Student Conduct Committee, and the procedural rules will be established by the Senior Court Panel under the supervision of the University Appeals Board.
4. A Student Court shall decide on all matters of fact, on the ultimate question of whether the Code has been violated, and on the sanction to be imposed, by majority vote. Decisions on procedural matters (e.g. on the admissibility of evidence) will be made by the Chairman of the Court. The Chairman will also decide which are matters of substance and which are matters or procedure, though on such decisions he may well seek the opinion of the other members of the court before ruling. A decision of the Chairman of the Court under this section can be reviewed only by appeal to the University Appeals Board.
Motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed unanimously.
MOTION TO CHANGE FACULTY LEGISLATION ON CREDIT BY EXAMINATION.
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Mr. Barry Siegel was recognized: he asked for a month's postponement of consideration of his motion awaiting consideration by a committee of the Faculty Senate.
MOTION TO ACCEPT CREDIT FROM THE SACRED HEART SCHOOL OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY.
Mrs. Beverly Fogot was recognized to present the following motion: A maximum of 48-hours earned at the Sacred Heart Hospital School of Med~cal Technology may be accepted-by the University of Oregon toward a Bachelor of Science degree in medical technology only. Of the last 93 hours of credit, a minimum of 45 shal-1 be earned on the EUgene campus of the University of Oregon. All other degree requirements for a Bachelor of Science in medical technology shall be fulfilled. A University committee on medical technology shall assume administrative authority over this program.
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After a brief explanation and discUssion., the motion was pUt to a vote and passed unanimously.
MOTION REGARDING PLAGIARISM.
The Secretary announced that Mr. Beal was unable to be present and requested that his motion be held over until the November meeting of the faculty.
New Business
Mr. Tattersall, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, gave notice of the following motion to be presented at the November meeting of the Faculty: Definition of the Grade P in the June 10, 1970 faculty legislation on grading will be "satisfactory or better performance."
Mr. James Tattersall gave notice of motion to be presented at the November meeting of the Faculty: That faculty legislation which authorizes the ASUO President to designate an additional student to speak at faculty meetings be amended to provide that the ASUO President may designate a different studeat to speak on each main motion, provided that not more than one student be designated for each main motion.
State of the University
President Clark yielded the floor to Mr. Ronald Eachus, President of the ASUO, who spoke briefly on the subject of the role of students in the governance of the University of Oregon. Mr. Eachus' remarks were received with applause.
President Clark then spoke briefly on the State of the University, emphasizing (a~) that the estimates of enrollment were nearly perfect, and (b) that from the large Tn-state enrollment as well as the mail he is receiving, indications are that the image of the University throughout the State is not as bad as some had been led to believe.
There being no fUrther business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m. j
19-1 D Marshall D. Wattles
~ Secretary of the Faculty
The minutes of the November Meeting do not appear in the records - there is a hand written notation to this effect in the minutes
- REGULAR ~EETING OF THE FACULTY December 2, 1970
The meeting was called to order by President Clark at 3:35 p.m. in Room 150, Sc~ence. The minutes of the meeting of November 14, 1970 were approved.
Atiiiouncementg
1. The secretary announced that the following faculty members had been elected to the Graduate Council:
Liberal Arts Group Professional Schools Group
Fred Andrews H. Harrison Clarke
Gene Mart~n Arthur Mitiman
Francis Reithel Con Watson
Roy Rodgers
The other position, not filled by the mail vote, was submitted to a vote of the faculty. The nominees were Walter E. Schafer and Robert S. Harris. Mr. Harris was elected.
2. Mr. Larry Bissett of the Office of Planning and InstitUtional Research reported that Mr. Chr~stopher Alexander of Berkeley, California had been employed by the University as a long-range planner and would begin his consultations on campus soon after the first of the year. Mr. Bissett invited interested faculty members to get in touch with his office if they wished to participate in the physical plann~ng of the campus. Mr. Alexander is soliciting ideas and is interested in gett~ng the v~ews of faculty members.
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1. Mr. Edwin Beal was recognized to make the following motion: The University expects that studeRts will do their own original work ~n courses and seminars and that papers submitted for credit will adhere to accepted standards of scholarship, making full and accurate acknowledgment of sources and differentiating quoted, paraphrased, or summarized material from the student's own work. It shall be the responsibility of instructors to acquaint their students with expected standards of scholarship and academic propriety.
An instructor who discovers evidence of possible academic cheating or plagiarism may report the incident, together with the evidence, to the Scholastic Deficiencies Committee of the University. The filing of such report shall have the effect of placing the student on academic probation, which may be lifted only by action of the Scholastic Deficiencies Committee.
The Scholastic Deficiencies Committee may refer cases of possible academic cheating or plagianism to the Office of Student Affairs for disciplinary action under the University Conduct Code.
After Mr. Beal discussed his motion and Mr. Bisno summarized the discussion of the Faculty Senate, the President requested an Qpinion of Mr. O. J. Hollis as to whether or not the motion as presented differed substantially from the notice of motion on which the Faculty Senate acted. Mr. Hollis responded that, in his opinion, the two motions were different and that the motion as presented was out of order. The President then ruled that the motion was out of order but that it constituted a notice of motion and should come before the January meeting of the Faculty. The President commented that his rul~ng should not be considered adverse to the motion but rather as a means by which the redrafted motion could be given fair and careful consideration by the Senate and the faculty.
. New Business
1. The secretary was recognized to read the following letter from the Registrar:
Mr. Marshall Wattles Associate Dean of Faculties and Secretary to the Faculty 103 Johnson Hall University of Oregon
Dear Mr. Wattles:
Will you please present to the Faculty at the December meeting my certification that the Official Degree List for exercises of December 11, 1970, will include all and only those degree candidates who completed their degree requirements by the end of Fall Term 1970.
Sincerely yours, (s) J. Spencer Carlson Registrar
2. Mr. Hanhardt was recognized to present the following motion:
I move that the faculty of the University of Oregon recommend that the Oregon State Board of Higher Education confer upon the persons whose names are included in the Official Degree List, compiled by the University Registrar after the December 11, 1970 Graduation Convocation, the degrees for which tney have completed all requirements.
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
3. Mr. Davies was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
To amend the "Requirements for Undergraduates at the University of Oregon" that became effective on 23 August 1970, as follows:
Page 7, paragraph F, second sentence, to read: "Individual students may be required to take such courses on a pass-differentiated basis, as may be specified in paragraph G, and such courses as require instructor's consent."
President Clark instructed the secretary to prepare an explanation for the faculty of the issues involved in this notice of motion. The explanation is attached to these minutes.
The State of the University }
The Presideut spoke very briefly on the State of the University. He stated that he had not yet had sUfficieDt time to secure the details necessary to evaluate the impact of the Governor's budget proposals on the University.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattles Secretary to the Faculty
REGULAR NEETING OF THE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
January 13, 1971
The meeting was called to order by President Clark at 3:45 p.m. in Room 150, Science. The minutes of the meeting of December 2, 1970 were approved.
Announcements _
1. Mr. Harry Alpert was recognized to introduce Dean Button Moyer of the College of Liberal Arts.
2. President Clark-made a brief statement concerning recent rulings on the status of Mr. Ron Eachus as President of the ASUO. A copy of that statement is attached as an appendix to these minutes.
Old Business MOTION ON PLAGIARISM
Mr. Edwin Beal was recognized to make the following motion:
The University expects that students will do their own original work in courses and seminars and that papers submitted for credit will adhere to accepted standards of scholarship, making fUll and accurate acknowledgement of sources and differentiating quoted, paraphrased, or summarized material from the student's own work. It shall be the responsibility of instructors to acquaint the~r students with expected standards of scholarship and academic propriety.
An instructor who discovers evidence of possible academic cheating or plagiarism may report the incident, together with the evidence, to the Scholastic Deficiencies Committee of the University. The filing of sucn report shall have the effect of placing the student on academic probation, which may be lifted only by action of the Scholastic Defic7encies Committee.
The Scholastic Deficiencies Committee may refer cases of possible academic cheating or plagiarism to the Office of Student Affairs for disciplinary action under the University Conduct Code.
Mr. Tattersall reported for the Faculty Senate on the motion and stated that at the appropriate time he would move to refer the motion to an ad hoc committee for study.
Mr. Beal spoke to his motion. He stated that when Mr. Tattersall moved to refer h~s motion to a committee for study, he woUld favor it.
Mr. Tull presented the summary for the Faculty Senate.
Mr. Tattersall moved:
That Mr. Beal's motion be referred to an ad hoc committee of the Faculty in which at least one faculty and one student member of each of the Scholastic Deficiency Committee and the Student Conduct Committee are included, such committee to report back in time for its ~report to be considered at the March faculty meeting.
The motion to refer was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
i40TIO~ ON GRADING IN CO~RSES IN WHICH ENROLLMENT IS SUBJECT TO THE INSTRUCTOR!~S CONSENT.
Mr. James Davies was called upon to present his motion on grading in courses in which enrollment is subject to the instructor's consent. Mr. Davies was not present so the faculty went on to the next item of business.
New Business
1. Mr. James Tattersall was recognized to present the following notice of motion on behalf of the Faculty Senate:
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The President of the University is requested to ask the appropriate administrative officer or officers to prepare an estimate of the cost of any proposed faculty legislation requiring substantial budgetary implementation, and to make this estimate!available at the general faculty meeting and, upon invitation of the chairman of the Faculty Senate, at the meeting of the Faculty Senate at which the proposed legislation is to be discussed. If the original or amended proposed legislation is adopted by the faculty, and immediate implementation is impossible, the President is requested to report to the faculty as early as possible when implementation will be feasible.
2. Mr. Iain More, President of the ASUO Senate, was recognized to present two notices of motion. They are as follows:
(1) BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE FACULTY amend their legislation of January 10, 1968 accepting President Fleming's memorandum on the Delegation of Responsibilities for Student Activities as follows:
Paragraph c. Line 2 delete the words "have been or." The paragraph now to read "Subject to policies or administrative arrangements which may be established by the President and facUlty respectively I hereby delegate the following duties and responsibilities to the ASUO:"
(2) BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE FACULTY legislation of April 5, ig67 concerning policies governing the holding of elective and appointive offices be amended to delete the qualifications of twelve (12) completed hours for an undergraduate and nine (9) hours for a graduate. Thus to read as follows:
"VII. POLICY GOVERNING THE HOLDING OR ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE
OFFICES (Approved by Faculty Legislation, April 5, 1967)
A. A student who is suspended or expelled from the University or who is disqualified for enrollment by the Scholastic Deficiency Committee or Admissions Office, is denied all privileges of student status at this institution.
B. No student may participate in inter-collegiate athletic competition unless he has been certified eligible by the Faculty Athletic Representative. A student is automatically ineligible for any such certification:
1. Unless he is currently enrolled as a regular student in good standing carrying at least 12 term hours of work if he is an undergraduate, or 9 term hours of work if he is a graduate student. (A light load is permitted seniors and gradUate students in their final term of enrollment, if conferral of the degree will not be delayed.)
C. The rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association govern in questions of athletic eligibility."
3. Mr. James Tattersall was recognized to present the following notice of motion: That the faculty legislation of April 5, 1967 be amended to reduce the number of enrolled and completed hours necessary to establish eligibility to hold elective or appointive ASUO office from 12 hours to 9 hours in the case of undergraduate students and from 9 to 6 hours in the case of graduate students.
4. Mr. Clyde Patton was recognized to present the following motion:
On behalf of the Faculty Advisory Council I move that the President appoint an ad hoc committee of faculty and students to examine the University's Adm~nistrative ManUa1 and Student Handbook in the light of existing faculty legislation governing student activities and to recommend to the faculty any action necessary to resolve ambiguities in the documents.
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
5. Mr.- Bower Aly requested recognition. He presented the following motion:
That the President's message be respectfully received and referred to the Faculty Senate for study and report to the faculty meeting at the February meeting; and that the President be respectfully requested .to take no action pending the report of the Faculty Senate to the Faculty.
After Mr. Aly's motion was seconded, Mr. Scoles moved to amend by deleting the second part of the motion; i.e., that part which reads "and that the President be respectfully requested to take no action pending the report of the Faculty Senate to the Faculty."
The motion to amend was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
Mr. Leeper then offered as a substitute motion that the Faculty express its endorsement of the President's statement. Following a brief discussion of the substitute motion, which included a statement by President Clark that he wouid prefer that the faculty not take action until after the committee makes its recommendations, Mr. Leeper withdrew his motion and offered instead a motion that Mr. Aly's motion be placed on the table.
The motion to table was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
6. The chair-recognized Mr. James Davies. Mr. Davies stated that he was unavoidably late and was not present when called upon to present his motion regarding the grading option in courses requiring instructors' consent. He spoke briefly concerning the motion saying that, although he had not changed his mind, he had decided not to present it for faculty consideration in view of the fact that the Faculty Senate had voted overwhelmingly to recommend that the motion not be passed.
State of the University
The President commented briefly on two items: he explained why no action had been taken to close the University because of the weather and stated that, in his opinion, the nature of the University requires that it stay open under these circumstances if at all possible.
President Clark commented briefly on the Governor's budget proposals. He said that he was not prepared at that time to make a detailed anlysis other than to say that the Governorts proposals CDt deeply into our building program. Our operating budget will probably be about the same as for this year except for a reduction to approximately 3,760 graduate students in 1971-72 and to 3,580 graduate-students the following year. This will require a reduction in staff to conform to this reduction in teaching responsibilities.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 4:35 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattles Secretary to the Faculty REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON February 3, 1971
The meeting was called to order by President Clark at 3;33 p.m. in Room 150 Science. The minutes of the meeting of January 13 were approved as distributed.
Announcements . . 1. Mr. Francis Reithel announced that the Graduate Council had met and, in conformity with the legislation of March 4, 1970, selected by lot the members to serve the one and two-year terms.
To serve two-year terms: Francis Reithel and Roy Rodgers from the College of Liberal Arts and Robert Harris and Donald Watson from the Professional Schools.
To serve one-year terms: Fred Andrews and Gene Martin from the College of Liberal Arts and H. Harrison Clarke and Arthur Mittman from the Professional Schools.
2. Mr. Arthur Hanhardt, with the assistan-ce of Mrs. Beverly Fagot, submitted a report of the- Academic Requirements Committee. The report is attached as an appendix to these minutes.
Old Business
1. Mr. James Tattersall, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, moved as follows:
The President of the University is requested to ask the appropriate administrative officer or officers to prepare an estimate of the cost of any proposed faculty legislation requiring substantial budgetary implementation, and to make this estimate available at the general faculty meeting and, upon invitation of the chairman of the Faculty Senate, at the meeting of the Faculty Senate at which the proposed legislation is to be discussed. If the original or amended proposed legislation is adopted by the faculty-, and immediate implementation is impostible, the President is requested to report to the faculty as early as possible when implementation will be feasible.
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
2. Mr. Edwin Beal requested recognition. He asked the President if any action had been taken regarding the appointment of an ad hoc committee to examine the issues of his earlier motion on plagiarism. The President was advised by Mr. John Powell that the committee had been appointed, that it had met f~r organizational purposes and that he, Mr. Powell, had been instructed to get in touch with Mr. Beal.
New Business
1. The Secretary of the Faculty read the following letter from Mr. J. Spencer Carlson, Registrar:
Mr. Marshall Wattles - January 15, 1971
Associate Dean of Faculties
103 Johnson Hall
University of Oregon
Dear Dean Wattles:
Will you please present to the faculty at the February meeting my certification that the Official Degree List for exercises of March 12, 1971, will include all and only those degree candidates who completed their degree requirements by the end of Winter Term 1971.
Sincerely yours, (s) J. Spencer Carlson J. Spencer Carlson Registrar
2. Mr. Arthur Hanhardt was recognized to present the following motion:
I move that the faculty of the University of Oregon recommend that the Oregon State Board of Higher Education confer upon the persons whose names are included in the Official Degrse List, compiled by the University Registrar after the March 12, 1971 Graduatidn Convocation, the degrees for which they have completed all requirements.
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
3. NOTICES OF MOTION a. Mr. James Tattersall, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, gave the following notice of motion:
That the President appoint a committee of faculty and stUdent members (1) to develop policies and procedures for the identification of students for University recognition for academic distinction; (2) to assist the Registrar in selecting such stUdents; (3) to advise the Registrar on the preparation of a list of students for the use of the selection committee of honorary societies. The Registrar shall be an ex officio voting member of the committee.
b. Mr. Arthur Hanhardt, on behalf of the Academic Requirements Committee gave the following notice of motion:
Those segments of attached faculty legislation of 9/25/1893, 5/3/1922, and 5/31/1950 be rescinded and conditions of class attendance by others than those registered for credit, effective Fall Term 1971, shall be as foll ows:
An individual desiring to attend a class without credit shall be excluded from the class unless the following cr~-teria as "auditor" listed below are met:
1 ) Permission from the instructor in the course, and approval of the department offering the course.
2) Formal registration is completed and the appropriate fee(s) and tuition are assessed and paid.
Official enrollment records will be maintained in the Office of the Registrar, and the recording of such enrollment will be entered in the individual ~s permanent academic record.
Since tuition and fee assessments for audit and credit courses are the same, an individual completing an audit enrollment may subsequently rec~ve credit by examination in the audited courses if the credit by examination option is availahle for those courses.
A formally admitted student may enroll for a series of courses within a term for credit and for audit.
A student enrolled in a course on an audit basis is subject to current faculty regulations concerning adding and dropping courses.
c. Mr. Alfred Rubin gave the following notice of motion:
Moved, that when the President judges that an act of vandalism has resulted in personal loss to a member of the University community, and the act is directly related to the victim's sta~s in the University or his IJniversity-related activity, that ttre President shall arrange for reimbursement to the extent necessary to assure that the victim's personal finances do not suffer.
State of the University
The president stated that inasmuch as the budget for next year is undetermined at this time, he felt that nothing would be gained by speculating on what the budget will be.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 3:55 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattl es Secretary to the Facul ty REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON MARCH 3, 1971 The meeting was called to order by Dean Harry Alpert at 3;35 p.m. in Room 150 Science. The minutes of the meeting 0f February 3 were approved as distributed.
Announcement
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Mr. Alpert read the following news release--Hospitalization of President Clark.
The University of Oregon President Robert D. Clark was admitted to the Eugene Hospital and Clinic Wednesday morning. The President has had a persistent cold and on the"advise of his~'physician,~Dr. J.~. l~~~lley, he was hosp~talized for complete rest.
Mrs. Clark has requested since he is in the hospital for rest that there be no visitors. She also requests that there be no home telephone call s.
Committee reports
1. The Committee on the Curriculum through its chairman, Mr. Alan Kimball, submitted its annual report. The following proposed changes were offered to thc Curriculum Committee report:
(1) Mr. David Moursund moved that the second item under Computer Science (page 5) be changed from CS 405 Higher Level Languages to CS 410 Higher Level Computer Languages. Professor Moursund also moved that (page 5) CS 408 Programming Workshop be changed to CS 423 Programming Practicum. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
(2) Mr. William Cadbury moved that the following change be made on page 7 of the Curriculum Committee report: Eng 495, 496, 497.
. Film as Literature (G) 3 hours each term, to Eng 495. Film as Literature. ('Term subject) (G) 3 hours any term. The move to amend was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
(3) Mr. Edward Diller moved that the following be ad'd~d on page 10 of the Curriculum Committee's report: GL lQ7'Lower Division Seminar--hours to be arranged. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and failed.
The Curriculum Committee report, as amended, was pUt to a vote and passed. (The report, as amended, is on file in'the office of the Secretary of the Faculty and is filed with the official minutes of this meeting.)
2. Mr. John Powell reported for the ad hoc committee on the motion of plagiarism The report is included as appendix A of these minutes.
01d Business
1. Mr. Barry Siegel was recognized to present the following motion: that,
1. Faculty legislation on credit by exam;natTon embodied in section (6) ofthe January 8, 1958, legislation on the Advanced Placement Program and in the motion passed on FebrUary 2, 1966, is repealed.
2. A stUdent may acquire UndergradUate credit by examination for any COUrSe numbered 100 throUgh 499, with the exception of 401-410 inclusive, not specifically withdrawn for sUch purpose by the department or school responsible for the coUrse, and sUbject to compliance with standards of performance prescribed by that department or school. Credit by examination may not be received in a course (a) which woUld duplicate credit previously earned by a student at the University of Oregon or accepted by the University for work done elsewhere, or (b) which is more elementary than a course in which the student has already received credit. Credit earned by examination shall not count toward satisfaction of the residence requirement for a baccalaUreate degree.
3. Examinations may be (1) prepared by an individual faculty member for a course for which he has instructional responsibility, (2) prepared by the department or school offering the COUrSe, or (3) provided by an external agency such as the College Entrance Board, provided that departmental or school authorization has-been filed with the University Curriculum Committee for that course and agency and renewed biennially. Certification of credit based upon examinations proveded by an approved external agency shall be ~n accordance with legislation of January 8, 1958, providing for credit for Advance Placement examinations.
4. An examination covering work included in courses offered by the University, but with a different grouping of material, may be authorized for a specific number of hours of credit, provided that approval is given by a committee appointed from the area in question by the appropriate Academic Dean. Approval for these examinations must be renewed biennially.
5. An examination for credit in a course shall be graded according to the terms stated in the Time Schedule in the most recent term in which that course has been given. Credit for examinations under Section 4 shall be recorded on a student~s record without grade, as with Advanced Placement Examinations. Examinations not passed shall not be recorded on the student~s academic record.
6. The program shall be administered by individuals or units designated by the President under procedures established by the Academic ReqUirements Committee.
7. Fees charged to students who utilize the credit-by-examination option shall be those set by the State Board of Higher Education.
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
2. Mr. James Tattersall was recognized to present the following motion:
That the President appoint a committee of faculty and stUdent members (1) to develop policies and procedures for the identification of students for University recognition for academic distinction; (2) to assist the Registrar in selecting sUch students; (3) to advise the Registrar on the preparation of a list of students for the use of the selectian committee of honorary societies. The Registrar shall be an ex officio voting member of the committee.
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
3. Mr. Arthur Hanhardt was recognized to present the following motion on behalf of the Academic Requirements Committee.
Those segments of attached faculty legislation of 5/3/1922 and 5/31/1950, in so far as it pertains to auditors, be amended effective at the beginning of Fall Term, 1971.
An individual desiring to enroll without credit in a course shall be exclUded from the class unless the following criteria as auditor are met:
1) Approval of the department or school offering the course.
2) Completion of formal registration and payment of appropriate fees and tuition.
Enrollment by auJit will be recorded on the individual's permanent academic record.
An individual enrolled in a course on an audit basis is subject to current faculty regulations concerning adding and dropping courses.
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Mr. James Tattersall moved to amend by removing the following sentence ''Enrollment by audit will be recorded on the individual's permanent academic record.~. There was a rather lengthy debate on the motion both with regard to the amendment and to the main motion. Mr. Bower Aly moved the previous motion and the amendment. Mr. Aly~s motion was passed. The motion to amend was passed, 57 for and 25 against. The motion, as amended, was put to a vote and rejected.
4. Mr. Alfred Rubin was recognized to present his motion on reimbUrsement for vandalism. Mr. Rubin asked for postponement.
NOTICES OF MOTIONS
1. Mr. Alpert yielded the chair to Mr. Bernd Crasemann, Chairman of the Faculty Senate. Mr. Alpert was recognized to present the following notice of motion.
Resolved that the FacUlty establish a standing Faculty Committee on Equal Employment OpportUrities to advise the President and other personnel officers of the University on practices and procedUres that would insure the proper execution of the Universityis policy Of providing equal employment opportunities for all indiv~duals solely on-the basis of professional or technical qualifications and merit, without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, or any other extraneous considerations;
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That membership on the Committee shall include members of the faculty, members of the classified service, and students;
And that the Committee report to the Faculty, from time to-time, but at least once a gear, on its deliberations and findings.
Mr. Alpert resumed the chair.
2. Mr. Chapin Clark was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
1. That Section I.B.2.d. of the Code of Student Conduct be amended to read:
Detention or physical abuse of another person in the University community or conduct which is intended to threaten imminent bodily harm of any such person.
2. That Section I.B.2.k. of the Code of Student Conduct be renumbered I.B.2.1., and that a new Section I.B.2.k. be added as follows:
bnauthorized possession or use of firearms,~air guns, i pellet guns, ammunition, explosiv~s or dangerous chemicals in the University community except as part of the institution~s teaching and research functions.
3. Mr. Edward Price was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
To be eligible for holding office in the ASUO, students shall be registered in the University, on the Eugene campus, and shall have paid student incidental fees. All elective and appointed officers and candidates for election to offices shall meet such academic requirements as are or shall be set forth in the ASUO Constitution and By-Laws. In order that the faculty be kept informed of changes in the ASUO requirements for office, the President of the ASUO Senate shall promptly notify the President of the University of any such changes.
This legislation supersedes all previous faculty legislation on eligibility for student office. It does not, however, divest the faculty of its basic authority in the field of student activities or its power at any time to enact additional legislation on eligibility for student activities.
4. Miss Grace Graham was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
That a standing committee of the faculty on the Status of Faculty Women be established. The purposes of the committee are to encourage faculty women to assume greater responsibilities for University governance and professional scholarship than has been common in the past, to collect evidence that supports or refutes the assumption that faculty women are being accorded equality of opportunity at the University, and to assure that equal opportunities will be provided in such situations in which inequalities may be demonstrated.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattles Secretary of the Faculty REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON April 7, 1971
The meeting was called to order by President Robert D. Clark at 3:35 p.m. in room 150 Science.
The minutes of the meeting of March 3 were approved as distributed.
Committee reports
Mr. John Powell, chairman of the ad hoc Committee on Plagiarism, submitted the report of the committee. The text of that report is included as an appendix to these minutes.
Mr. Edwin Beal moved that the relevant portion of the report, together with his motion, be sent to the Graduate Council for study and recommendation. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
Old Business
1. Mr. Harry Alpert was recognized to present the following motion:
Resolved that the Faculty establish a standing Faculty Committee on Equal Employment Opportunities to advise the President and other personnel officers of the University on practices and procedures that would insure the proper execution of the University's policy of providing equal employment opportunities for all individuals solely on the basis of professional or technical qualifications and merit, without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, political beliefs, national origin, or any other extraneous considerations;
That membership on the Committee shall include members;of the faculty, members of the classified service, and students;
And that the Committee report to the Faculty, from time to time, but at least once a year, on its deliberations and findings.
The motion was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall, Secretary to the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate vote as follows: 29 for, none against, 2 abstentions.
Mr. Iain More, President of the ASUO Senate, reported the ASUO Senate favored the motion.
The motion was put to a vote and passed.
2. Mr. Chapin Clark was recognized to present the following motion on behalf of the Student Conduct Committee:
That Section I.B.2.d. of the Code of Student Conduct be amended to read:
Detention or physical abuse of another person in the University community or conduct which is intended to threaten imminent bodily harm of any such person.
The motion was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall, Secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate vote as follows: 29 for, none against, 3 abstentions.
Mr. Iain More, President of the ASUO Senate, spoke briefly to the motion suggesting a delay in action on the motion.
The motion was put to a vote and passed.
3" Mr. Chapin Clark was recognized to present the fol10wing motion on behalf of the Student Conduct Committee:
That Section I.B.2.k. of the Code of Student Conduct be renumbered I.B.2.1., and that a new Section I.B.2.k. be added as follows:
Possession or use of firearms, air guns, pellet guns, ammunition, explosives, dangerous chemicals, or switchtlade knives on institutionally owned or controlled property, except as expressly authorized by law or inst~tutional regulation.
The motion was seconded.
.Nr. James Tattersall, Secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate vote as follows: 30 for, one against, no abstentions.
Mr. Iain More, President of the ASUO Senate, stated the position of the ASUO Senate on the motion was the same as on the previous one.
The motion was put to a vote and passed.
4. Mr. Edward Price was recognized to pres-ent the following motion on behilf of the ad hoc Committee for Clarifying Policies Regarding Student Activities:
To be eligible for holding office in the ASUO, students shall be registered in the University on the Eugene campus. All elective and appointive officers and candidates for election shall meet such academic requirements as are or shall be set forth in the ASUO Constitution or By-Laws in the form in which they are filed with the office of the President of the University. No student shall be eligible as a candidate for office unless certified by the Director of the Union as having met all the above requirements. The ASUO shall notify the President of the University prior to the effeotive date of any changes in eligibility requirements. The legislation supersedes all of Section 2 after the second sentence of the faculty legislation of April 5, 1967 on eligibility for elective and appointive ASUO offices.
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The motion was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall, Secretary 6f the Faculty Senate, reported the Faculty Senate vote as follows: 17 for, 8 against, no abstentions.
Mr. Iain More, President of the ASUO Senate, reported that the ASUO Senate approved the motion unanimously but wished to offer an amendment regarding the deletion of one sentence.
Mr. James Tattersall, on behalf of-the Faculty Senate, moved to amend the motion by inserting in the next to last sentence in the first-paragraph the words ''60 days" between "University" and "prior" so that that part of the sentence would read "the ASUO shall notify the President of the University 60 days prior to the effective date of any eligibility requirements."
The motion to amend was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall, Secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported that the Faculty Senate favored this amendment by a vote of 13 for and 12 against with two abstentions.
Mr. Iain More, President of the ASUO Senate, sPoke against the amendment.
The motion to amend was put to a vote and defeated.
Mr. Val Lorwin moved to amend by deleting from the second sentence of the first paragraph the following, "in the form in which they are filed with the office of the President of the University."
The motion to amend was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
In response to an inquiry by Mr. Bower Aly concerning faculty responsibility if this motion passed, the President directed the Secretary to show in the minutes that ''if future experience shows the policy proposed to be inadvisable, the faculty can change the requirement at any time.''
The main motion was put to a vote and passed.
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5. Miss Grace Graham was recognized to present the following motion:
That a standing committee of the faculty on the Status of Faculty Women be established. The purposes of the committee are to encourage faculty women to assume greater responsibilities for University governance and professional scholarship than has been common in the past, to identify barriers which may block the career development of faculty women, and to stimulate career development proguams for undergraduate and graduate women students. The committee shall issue periodic reports to the faculty concerning its deliberations, accomplishments, and recommendations. The committee shall inclUde memhers of the faculty of both sexes and students.
The motion was seconded by Miss Leona Tyler.
Mr. James Tattersall, Secretary of the FacUlty Senate, reported the Faculty Senate vote as follows: 3D for, none against, no abstentions.
Mr. Iain More, President of the ASU0 Senate, reported the ASU0 Senate approved the motion UnanimoUsly.
The motion was put to a vote and passed.
Notices of Motion
1. Mrs. Beverly Fagot was recognized to present the following notice of motion on behalf of the Academic ReqUirements Committee:
Two Academic Majors--A stUdent may be awarded a baccalaUreate degree with more than one major by completing the following:
1. all general University degree requimements appropriate to each designated major,
2. all requirements in each major as specified by the appropriate departments, ¢oleges or schools.
2. Mrs. Beverly Fagot was recognized to present the following notice of motion on behalf of the Academi6 Requirements Committee:
Second BaccalaUreate Degree--A stUdent who has been award~d a bacca aureate egree from an accredited institution may earn an additional baccalaUreate degree at the University of Qregon.
SubseqUent to certification of the prior degree, the student must satisfactorily complete the foilowing University requirements:
If the prior degree was awarded by the University of Oregon:
1. a minimum of 36 quarter hours of course work in residence,
2. a minimum of 18 quarter hours on a pass-differentiated basis,
3. a minimum of 75% of all course work required by the major department,
4. a minimUm of 85% of all COUrSe work attempted.
If the prior degree was awarded by an accredited institution other than the University of Oregon:
1. a minimUm of 45 quarter hours of course work in residence,
2. a minimum of 23 quarter hours of course work on a pass-differentiated basis,
3. a minimum of 75% of all course work required by the major department,
4. a minimum of 85% of all course work attempted.
3. Mr. Andrew Thompson was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
That the facUlty recommend to the President that:
A. The University explore the possibility of fUnding and accrediting a new department (or interdisciplinary program) to replace the present Department of Military Scisoce. The function of the new department will be to offer a camprehensive educational program regarding the rationale for, and role of the Military in the world today. It is expected that this new depart~ent (or program) will be implemented in stages, according to the financial and administrative situations that obtain. The new depart-;+e ment shall be structUrally akin to that of all other departments in the University. In particular:
) it shall be part of a college or school in the University (probably the College of Liberal Arts).
2) the procedures for selection shall be those normally used throughout the University. That is, instructors and administrators shall be initially chosen by the University, rather than having first been selected for appointment by the Armed Services.
3) the normal procedures for appointment of faculty shall be followed. That is, the faculty shall in most, ;f not all cases, be put on the University payroll and be eligible for academ~c tenure. If they are members of the Armed Services at the time of their application, it is expected that their tour of active duty will be terminated at the time of their employment by the University.
4) that the monetary arrangements with any outside funding source be in the form of a grant that the University receives and administrates. Normal precautions will be taken to insure that the University is not restricted by the terms~of the grant from providing what it considers an appropriate educational experience for prospective military officers.
B. The R.O.T.C. programs, as presently constituted under the R.O.T.C. contracts, be phased out in such a manner as to allow those Students who are in the final two years of these programs, and hence already members of the Air Force or Army Reserve, to complete their programs.
4. Mr. Barry Stranahan was recognized as the designee of the ASUO President to present the following notice of motion:
That final authority for SEARCH course approval be returned to the academic departmental level.
5. Mr. Barry Stranahan was recognized as the designee of the ASUO President to present an additional notice of motion:
That responsibility for determining SEARCN course guidelines rests with each academic department. Further, that variables such as ini structor qualifications, instructional methods, class size and meet~ng place be considered on an individual basis for each SEARCH course.
6. Mr. Joe Allman was recognized to present the following notice of motion on behalf of the ad hoc Committee on Undergraduate Education:
That the University graduation requirement of five (5) hours of Physical Education be abolished. This requirement change will affect all students graduating after June 1971.
7. Mr. Joe Allman was recognized to present the following notice of motion on behalf of the ad hoc Committee on Undergraduate Education:
That the University graduation requirement of one tl) hour of Health Education be abolished. This requirement change will affect all students graduating after June 1971.
8. Mr. Chapin Clark was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
That the faculty establish a standing committee on Academic Standards to advise the faculty and the President, and to make recommendations, where appropriate, on those matters whtch pertain to the maintenance of academ~c standards and integrity at the University of Oregon. The committee may request information from officials and agencies within the University. The membership of the committee, which may include students, shall be determined by the Precident. The committee shall submit a written report at least once every two years.
9. Mr. Geo~ge Streisinger was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
To add to the legislation that permits the ASUO President to give notice of motion, that was passed on October 14, 1970, the following language at the end of the motion: "and may introduce amendments to motions on the floor."
10. Mr. Bower Aly was recognized tp present the following notice~of motion:
Notice is given that the following resolution will be moved at the May meeting of the faculty:
- Whereas, it has come to the attention of the faculty of the University of Oregon that the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is a male; and
Whereas, no female has recently served as Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and
Whereas, a disproportionate number of males hold sinecures in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and a disporportionate number of females perform menial tasks; and
Whereas, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare manifestly fails to employ women in the extent to which they are available; and
Whereas, the faculty of the University of Oregon upholds in principle, the doctrine that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones:;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Oregon-- the only Graduate School in the United States with a woman as Dean--be authorized and ~squested to proffer the services of the Graduate School of the University of Oregon to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the purpose of investigating the practice of sexism in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That on a finding that rampant sexism reared its ugly head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and Oregon delegation in the Congress of the United States shall be requested to move toward the withdrawal of all federal funds from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattles Secretary of the Faculty REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF OREGON May 5, 1971
The meeting was cilled to order by President Robert D. Clark at 3:40 p.m. in foom 150 Science.
The Chairman recognized Mr. Andrew Thomppon for an announcement. Mr. Thompson announced that at the appropriate time, he would request postponement of his motion for a new department of military science until the June meeting of the faculty.
Mr. Bower Aly rose to a point of order. He read from previous minutes regulations regarding seating at faculty meeting, and stated that since thes~ conditions did not exist he moved to adjourn, to meet in executive session at the call of the President. The motion to adjourn was seconded, put to a vote and defeated by a vote of 90 for and 157 against~ Mr. Aly then asked that his point of order be entered in the minutes as follows: ''That this meeting i-s being held illegally in contravention of the rUles established by this faculty under legislation of October 2, 1968.~.
The minutes of the meeting of April 7 were approved as distributed.
Announcements and Committee Reports
1. The Secretary of the Faculty was recognized to announce the results of the faculty elections. The following faculty members were announced as having been elected to the Advisory Council and the Faculty Senate.
[aculty Senate
FacUlty Senate (Profess'ional'and
Advisory Council (Libera1'Arts3 ''unaffiliated)
Campbell, Robert Andrews, Fred Bailey, Exine
Civin, PaU1 Bartel, Roland Cykler, Edmund
Craseman, Bernd Boekelheide, Virgil Gilmore, Susan
Hovet, Thomas Ghent, Kenneth Graham, Grace
Littman, Richard Greenfield, Thelma Hollis, Orlando
Novick, Aaron Sherwood, John Mittman, Arthur
Staples, Lloyd Staples, Lloyd Rhoades, Donald
Struble, George Rousseve, Ronald
Tattersall, James Titus, Herber}
2. Mr. Francis Reithel was recognized to present a report of the Graduate Council. The report is attached as appendix A to these minutes.
3. Mr. ArthUr Hanhardt was recognized to present the following motion:
I move that the faculty of the University of Oregon recommend that
the Oregon State Board of Higher Education confer upon the persons whose names are included in the Official Degree List, comjiled by
the University Registrar after the June 13, 1971 Graduation Convocation, the degrees for which they have completed all require
ments.
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
4. Mr. Bernd Crasemann, Chairman of the Fachity Senate, was recognized to give a report on the election of three University of Oregon representatives to the Interinstitutional Faculty Senate. The report is attached as Appendix B to these minutes.
5. Mr. Clyde Patton, Chairman of the Faculty Advisory Council, was recognized to present a brief report of the work of the Advisory Council during 1970-71.
Old Business
Mr. James Tattersall requested recognition. He moved that the first order of old business be to consider the Goertzel-Szymanski motion and that the second order of old business be to consider the Bowlin-Wilson-Reynolds motion. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
Mr. Ted Goertzel was recognized to present the following motion:
Whereas, the economy of the State of Oregon and the national economy are severely affected by the war in Vietnam, thus making state support for~hfghe' education increasingly problematic; and ~ ~
Whereas, the military draft continues to deplete undergraduate and graduate student bodies and cause problems in educational planning for and by students; and
Whereas, the war in Vietnam continues to adversely affect our total society, alter our priorities and generate national cleavages and discontent,
It is moved that the faculty of the Uhiversity of Oregon cill for the withdrawal of American troops from South Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos by December 31, 1971, and a recommitment of federal funds for domestic purposes, and that this motion be sent to President Nixon, all members of the Oregon U.S. Congressional delegation, the Governor of Oregon, and all members of the Oregon State Legislature.
Furthermore, the faculty of the University of Oreppn joins with clergy
men, housewives, workers, students, and such national leaders as Eugene ,
McCarthy and Charles Goodell, in supporting the following Joint Treaty of Peace Between the People of tbe United States and the P.,plb of South Vietnam and North Vietnam:
Be it known that the American and Vietnamese people are not enemies. The war is carried out in the names of the people of the United States and South Vietnam but without our consent. It destroys the land and people of Vietnam. It drains America of its resources, its youth and its honor.
We hereby agree to end the war on the following terms, so that both peoples can live uader the joy of independence and can devote themselves to building a society based on human equality and respect for the earth.
1. The Americans agree to immediate and total withdrawal from Vietnam and
publicly to set the date by which all American f~orces will be removed.
The Vietnamese pledge that as soon as the U.S. Government publicly sets
a date for total Withdrawal:
2. They will enter discUssions to secUre the release of all American pris-
oners, including pilots captured while bombing North Vietnam.
3. There will be an immediate cease-fire between U.S. forces and those led
by the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam.
4. They will enter discussions of the procedures to guarantee the safety
of all withdrawing troops.
5. The Americans pledge to end the imposition of Thieu-Ky-Khiem on the
people of SoUth Vietnam in order to insUre their right to self-determin-
ation and so that all political prisoners can be released.
6. The Vietnamese pledge to form a provisional coalition government to
organize democratic elections. All parties agree to respect the results
of elections in which all SoUth Vietnamese can participate freely with-
out the presence of any foreign troops.
7. The SoUth Vietnamese pledge to enter discussion of procedures to guar-
antee the safety and political freedom of those SoUth Vietnamese who
have collaborated with the U.S. or with the U.S.-sUpported regime.
8. The Americans and Vietnamese agree to respect the independence, peace and
neutrality of Laos and Cambodia in accord with the 1954 and 1962 Geneva
conventions and not to interfere in the internal affairs of these two
countries.
9. Upon these points of agreement, we pledge to end the war and resolve all
other qUeStiOnS in the spirit of self-determination and mutUa1 respect
for the independence and political freedom of the people of Vietnam and
the United States.
Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the FacUlty Senate, reported that the Senate recommends, by a vote of 21 for and 1 against with 2 abstentions, that the motion be divided into two parts, the division being at the end of the fourth paragraph. He reported further that ;f the division is accepted, the Senate recommends approval of the first part by a vote of 21 for, O against with 5 abstentions. Following Mr. Goertzel's discussion of the motion, Mr. James Tattersall moved, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, that the motion be divided into two motions, the first inclUding the first four paragraphs of the original motion, the second including the remainder of the original motion. The motion to divide was seconded, pUt to a vote and passed.
Mr. Franklin Lowenthal moved that the motion be tabled. The motion was seconde ed, put to a vote and defeated.
Mr. Alfred RUbin moved to strike the words "December 31" in the fourth paragraph of the motion as amended and insert in their place "a firm date to be determined immediately by appropriate authorities of government." The motion to amend was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
Nr. WUgh Wood moved to amend the fourth paragraph by having the first sentence read as follows:
"It is moved that( _) members of the faculty of the University of Oregon...etc." Mr. Kenneth Porter recommended that the wording of Mr. Wood's proposal to amend be changed to "therefore,( ) members of the facUlty of the University of Oregon...etc." Mr. Wood accepted this change as the wording of his proposed amendment.
The move to amend was seconded, pUt to a vote and defeated~5
Mr. Bower Aly moved that the following langUage be substituted for that of the pending motion:
"The Faculty of the Univers~ity of Oregon, observing that the United States has now withdrawn more than 200,000 troops from South Viet N~~, and that the administration has annoUnced a policy reqUiring further withdrawals, expresses confidence that the government of the United States will act in good faith to withdraw all its armed forces from South Viet Nam in due course and at the earliest practicable moment consistent with safety."
The motion was seconded. Following a long discussion, Mr. Ivan Niven moved . the two pending questions. The motion to close debate was seconded, put to a vote and passed by a vote of 265 for and 19 against. Mr. Aly's motion to substitUte was put to a vote and defeated.
The motion, as amended, (which included the first foUr paragraphs of the original motion) was put to a vote and passed by a vote of 201 for, 103 against. Mr. Franklin Lowenthal rose to a point of personal privilege and stated that he and others who would remain with him in the meeting room' after the meeting wished to submit a minority report.
The Chairman stated that the second half of the Goertzel-Szymanski motion was now before the house as an independent motion. This motion starts with paragraph 5 of the original motion and continues through the remainder of the text of the motion. Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate fate as follows: 1 for, 17 against with 7 abstentions.
Mr, Lewis Ward moved the previous question. His motion was seconded, put to a vote and carried by a vote of 246 for and 50 against. The motion as amended was put to a vote and defeated by a vote of 78 for and 210 against.
Mr. Robert Bowlin was recognized to present the following motion on behalf of himself, Miss Shirley Wilson and Mr. Richard C. Reynolds.
Re§ognizing that this country has been involved in a war in IndoChina for many years, and
....,whereas the wastefU1 destruction of human life has continued to mount, and
..... whereas this war has caused a diversion of attention and re-
sources from the pressing needs of oUr nation, and
..... whereas the deep wound of misunderstanding and violence evolv-
ing from the war has continUed to poison the relationships among oUr people, and
..... whereas all citizens have the right to dissent peacefUlly as
an expression of their freedom, and
..... whereas faculty and students share the right and responsi-
bility of all citizens to express peacefUlly their views abobt the issues of the day
therefore, be it known that the teaching and administrative faculty of the University of Oregon share these concerns and sUDDort the peacefU1 express~on of convicf~ons regardong the TiE~~R345-- ermination of the war in Indo-China.
The mot~on was seconded. Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported that the FacUlty Senate favored, by a vote of 17 for, 6 against with 2 abstentions, a motion to table the motion. He reported also that if the faculty declines to table the motion, the Senate recommends approval by a vote of 15 for, 3 against with 6 abstentions.
Following Mr. Bowlin's comments on his motion, Mr. Tattersall, on behalf of the FacUlty Senate, moved that the metion be tabled. The motion to table was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
Mr. Ted Goertzel moved that the meeting adjourn, to be convened again at the call of the President. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
Mr. Harry AlDert moved that the order of business be altered to permit the President to speak on the State of the University. President Clark said that in view of the long agenda he preferred not to use the time to comment on the State of the University. Mr. Alpert withdrew his motion.
Mr. Dale Harwood moved that the order of business be changed so that the motion regarding the gradUateon requirement in physical education be considered next. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
Mrs. Beverley Fagot was recognized to present the following motion:
A stUdent may be awarded a baccalaUreate degree with more than one major by completing the following:
1. All generat. University degree requirements appropriate to each designated major, 2. All requirements in each major as specified by the appropriate departments, colleges or schools.
The motion was seconded. Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate vote as follows: 29 for, O against and no abstentions. The motion was put to a vote and passed.
Mrs. Beverley Fagot was recognized to present the following motion:
A student who has been awarded a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution may earn an additional baccalaureate degree at the University of Oregon. The student must satisfactorily complete all departmental, school or college requirements for the s-econd degree; of these requirements, the following must be satisfactorily completed subsequent to certiffdation of the prior degree:
The student must satisfactorily complete an additional 36 term hours in residence if the prior baccalaureate degree was awarded at the University of Oregon, or an additiona1 45 term hours in residence if the prior baccalaureate degree was not awarded at the University of Oregon.
a. At least 85% of all work completed at the University of Oregon since the first baccalaureate degree must be passed satisfactorily.
b; A minimum of 18 term hours must be taken on a pass-differentiated basis if the prior baccalaureate degree was earned at the University of Oregon or 23 term hours if from another institution.
c. 75% of all course work in the major to be counted toward the second degree must be completed subsequent to the completion of work for the prior degree and certified by the major depart~ent.
The motion was seconded. Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the vote of the Faculty Senate as follows: 23 for, O against and no abstentions. The motion was put to a vote and passed.
Mr. Andrew Thompson was recognized. He~~asked that his motion to establish a new Department of Military Science be held over for the June meeting of the faculty. His request was granted by the chairman.
Mr. Barry Stranahan was recognized. He announced that he wished to withdraw his t"" motions, notice of which were given at the April faculty meeting, and that he would have a new notice of dotion at the appropriate time.
Mr. Clyde Patton moved to change the order of business in order to bring any new notices of motion before the faculty prior to ad.journment. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
~w Business
Mr. James Tattersall was recognized to present the following notice of motion on behalf of himself, Mr. B. M. Siegel and Mr. Robert Campbell.
The Faculty of the University of Oregon endorses in principle the proposal for revision of the present structure of the ROTC program made by REpresentative John Dellenback and 15 other Members of Congress, and published in the Congressional Record for August 11, 1970, pages H8090-8093, and we petition the Congress to enact the proposal.
The faculty recommends to the President of the University that he initiate efforts to encourage other universities and such national academic associations as the Association of American Universities, the American Council on Education, and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges to give their sUpport to the proposal for a revised ROTC.
The faculty recommends to the Oregon State Board of Higher Education that eventual termination of the present type of ROTC program should be a policy of the University of Oregon.
Copies of this resolution shall be sent to members of the Oregon congressional delegation, the President of the United States, and the Secretary of Defense.
Mr. Barry Stranahan was recognized to present the following notices of motion on behalf of the ASUO President.
In accordance with the Oregon State System of Higher Education interinstitutional administrative action of 1932 establishing open-ended course numbers in the 400-410 and 500-510 course number series~~, and with cognizance of the fact that the general faculty of this institution has three times previously ruled on use of the 405 and 505 numbers within this series, the following motions are presented for the purpose of clarifying the manner in which these numbers will be Used.
Motion 1
That each academic department shall have fUll responsibility and final
authority over the courses that it offers in Undergraduate instrUction
under the 400-410 COUrse number series.
Motion 2 That the general faculty will review and ratify policies forwarded by the Gradoate Council on total use of nUmbers in the 400-410 and 500-510 course series as they pertain to gradUate edUcation and that otherwise, use of these course numbers for graduate instruction will be left to the discretion of each academic department.
Motion 3
That the General Faculty be the only on-campus body authorized to ratify
newfguidelines and policies pertaining to 400-410 and 500-510 course
series use.
Motion 4
That each time a new 407 or 507 seminar course is initiated that it be
offered on a pass-fail basis only, and that only if the course is
offered-on a second time can it be submitted on a graded basis.
Motion 5
That the Faculty CurricUlUm Committee formUlate on standard University
policy for use by all academic departments regardiog big G, little 9,
no g desi~gnations on courses within the 400-410 coUrse series.
Please Note that the SEARCH office intends to adopt on its course proposal~ii;Ta brief statement of the responsibilities of each participant in' the course initiation process (initiator, faculty sponsor, & department head) above the space for their signatures.
Mr. Alvin Urquhart was recognized to present the following notice of motion on behalf of himself, Mr. Clyde Patton, Miss Grace Graham, and Mr. Gene Marti n:
We move that at the University of Oregon the distinctions among the academic ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, and professor be eliminated and that tenure and increases in salary be granted in recognition of teaching skills, research abilities, and service to the University and community.
Mr. Paul Civin moved that this meeting be adjourned, to meet again at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12 in Science 150. The motion was seconded, put to a vote
and carried. ,-
The meeting was adjoUrned at 5:55 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattl es
Secretary of the Faculty ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE FACULTY May 12, 1971
The meeting was called to order by President Robert D. Clark at 3:35 p.m.
Old Business
Mr. Joseph Allman was recognized to present the following motion:
That the university graduation requirement of five terms of physical education be abolished. This requirement change will affect all students graduating after June 1971.
The motion was seconded. Mr. Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate vote, 11 for, 16 agaibst~and 2 abstentions. Mr. Robert Taylor reported the ASUO Senate favored delaying action on this motion until after the students had an opportunity to vote on the issue in the forthcoming spring election. Following a lengthy debate on the motion it was put to a vote and defeated by a vote of 46 for, 108 against.
Mr. Joseph Allman was recognized to present the following motion:
That the university graduat~oD requirement of Health Education 150 or Health Education 250 be abolished. This requirement change will affect all students graduating after June, 1971.
The motion was seconded. Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate vote as follows: 10 for, 18 against and no abstentions. The motion was put to a voice vote and defeated.
The Chairman recognized the secretary of the faculty who requested on behalf of Mr. Chapin Clark that the motion to establish a committee on academic standards be postponed until the June meeting of the faculty. The request was granted.
Mr. George Streisinger was recognized to present the following motion:
At faculty meetings the ASUO Senate may, through the ASUO President or his designee, present notices of motion, motions, and amendments to motions for faculty action.
Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Faculty Senate vote as follows: 23 for, O against and no abstentions. The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
Mr. Bower Aly w~s recognized to present the following motion:
Whereas, it has come to the attention of the faculty of the University of Oregon that the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare is a male; and
Whereas, no female has recently served as Secretary of the Department of Health Education, and Welfare; and
Whereas, a disproportionate number of males hold sincecures in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and a disproportionate number of females perform menial tasks; and
Whereas, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare manifestly fails to employ women in the extent to which they are available; and
Whereas, the faculty of the University of Oregon upholds in principle, the doctrine that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Dean of the Graduate School of the University of Oregon--the only Graduate School in the United States with a woman as Dean--be authorized and requested to proffer the services of the Graduate School of the University of Qregon to the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for the purpose of investigating the practice of sexism in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED:
That on a finding that rampant sexism has reared its ugly head in the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Oregon delegation in th~ Congress of the United States shall be requested to move toward the withdrawal of all federal funds from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
The motion was seconded. Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported that the Faculty Senate favored tabling the motion by a vote of 22 yes, 5 no and no abstentions. He reported further that if the faculty does not table the motion the Faculty Senate recommends disapproval.
Mr. Ted Goertzel rose to a polht of order and stated that, in his opinion, the motion was out of order on the groUnds of being ~frivolous." The chairman ruled otherwise.
Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, moved to table the motion.
The move to table was seconded, put to a vote and passed. j
New Business
Mr. Bower Aly was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
That the Senate be requested to inqUire into the conditions in which
meetings of the faculty are held and to make recommendations to the
faculty at the earliest opportunity.
State of the University
President Robert D. Clark made a short statement concerning the State of the Uni-
vers~ty. This statement is attached as an appendix to these minutes.
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:05 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattles
Secretary of the Faculty
REGULAR MEETING OF THE FACULTY
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
June 2, 1971
The meeting was called to order by President Robert D. Clark at 3:35 p.m. in Room
150 Science.
The minutes of the meeting of May 5 and the adjourned meeting of May 12, 1971 were
approved as distribUted.
Announcements and Committee Reports
.
1. Mr. Bernd Crasemann, Chairman of the Faculty Senate, was recognized. He an-
nounced that Miss SUsan Gilmore had been elected by the Faculty Senate to
the Inter-institutional Senate of the Oregon State System of Higher Education.
He annoUnced also that the organization meeting of the 1971-72 Faculty Senate
would be held immediately following the Faculty meeting.
2. The Chairman recognized the Secretary of the Faculty who read from a letter
from Mr. J. Spencer Carlson, Registrar, stating that he would certify that the
"official degree list for the commencement of AUgUst 14, 1971 Graduation Convo-
cation will inclUde all and only those degree candidates who complete their
degree requirements by the end of the respective term."
Mr. Arthur Hanhardt was recognized to present the following motion:
I move that the faculty of the University of Oregon recommend that
the Oregon State Board of Higher Education confer upon the persons - '
whose names are inclUded in the Official Degree List, comjiled by j
the University Registrar after the AugUst 14, 1971 Graduation Con- J
vocation, the degrees for which they kave completed all requirements."
The motion was seconded, put to a vote and passed.
3. Mr. Herbert Bi§~~ was recognized to present the report of the ad hoc Committee on the R.O.T.C. He discussed the report in detail. Copies of the report, together with a minority report, have been distribUted to the faculty through campus mail. A copy is on file with these minutes in the Registraris office.
Old Business
Mr. Andrew Thompson was recognized to present the following motion: That:
A. 1) The ROTC programs be phased out in sUch a manner as to allow those students who are in the final two years of these programs, and hence already members of the Air Force or Army Reserve, to complete their programs.
2) The president request authorization from the State 80ard to pursue on both the national and the local levels the development of alternative arrangements for preparation of college edacated military officers. Suitable alternative arrangements may include accreditation by the Armed Services of University conducted interdisciplinary programs devoted to full intellectual inquiry into all aspects of military force and structure and/or a summer institute program such as described in the recent study conducted by John Dellenbach and 15 other Congressmen and reported in the Congressional Record of August 11, 1970 (pp. H. 8090-93). Any alternative in which the University gives academic credit for instructional offerings should come before the full faculty for approval prior to implementation and should follow the following structural guidelines:
(a) FacUJty should be employed by the University. Other personnel shoUld serve only in adjunct or lecturer status.
(b) Monetary arrangements with any outside funding source in connection with the program should be in the form of a grant that the University received and administrates. The basic funding of the program should be consistent with the University's pattern.
(c).Usual University procedures for the selection, appointment, promotion-of, and granting of tenure for faculty should be followed.
(d) The content of course offerings should be determined in the same manner as is done in other professional programs in the University.
B. The University explore the possibility of establishing an interdisciplinary program devoted to the stUdy of the various political, social, economic, and b~ological aspects of the use of military force and the influence of Military institutions in the world today.
Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported that at the appropriate time he would offer, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, a substitute motion. He stated further that the Senate, by a vote of 2J for, none against and no abstentions, favored substituting its motion for the Thompson motion.
Miss Stephanie Larsen, President of the ASUO Senate reported that the ASUO Senate discussed this motion in two parts. The part establiskirg an~interdisciplinary program was approved unanimously by the ASUO Senate; the part regarding the phasing out of the ROTC at the University of Oregon carried by a vote of 13 to 12 with the then President of the ASUO Senate, Iain More, casting the deciding vote after a lengthy discussion.
Following Mr. Thompson~s discussion of his motion, Mr. James Tattersal1 moved, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, to substitute the following motion:
The faculty:
(1) Receives the reports of May 20, 1971, of the standing ROTC Advisory
Comm~ttee; -
(2) Asks that the President of the University, with the assistance of the pertinent committees and of members of the faculty, pUrSUe with urgency and to the fullest extent the objectives, considerations, and recommendations 1, 2, 3, 4(a) and (b) contained in the majority report of the standing ROTC Advisory Committee (Pages 10-lS); that the President request the State Board of Higher Education to cooperate in similar actions and that in the actions taken, efforts be made to enlist the support of other universities, academic associations, and members of the Congress of the United States, (3) Recommends that, in pursuing alt-ernatfVes'to the pres;ent RQTC pro~ gram, full consideration be given to off-campus'proposals such as that made by Congressman John Dellenback and fifteen other Congressmen and published in the Congressional Record for August 11, 1970, pp. 8090-8093;
(4) Requests the President to report to the faculty no later than the October 1972 meeting of the faculty on progress toward an acceptable alternative to the present ROTC program and that the faculty after hearing such report and the recommendations of the standing ROTC Advisory Committee on that report, consider a motion such as the following:
The faculty requests that the President ask the State Board of Higher Education to terminate its contract with the Department of Defense governing the ROTC programs at the University of Oregon, such termination to be effected so as to allow those students who are in the final two years of these programs, and hence already members of the Air Force or Army Reserve, to complete their programs.
The motion to substitute was seconded.
Mr. Bayard McConnaughey moved that the Faculty form itself into a committee of the whole for at least 30 minutes. His motion was seconded, put to a vote and defeated by a vote of 92 for and 96 against.
Mr. Kenneth Porter moved to amend the substitute motion by deleting all that part of the motion following the word "programi' in the third line of the fourth section. His motion was seconded, put to a vote and defeated by a vote of 59 for and 136 against.
Mr. Ted Goertzel moved to amend the substitute motion by striking out the first paragraph in Part (4) and removing the quotation marks from the second paragraph in Part (4~.
The motion was seconded.
After a brief discussion, Mr. Ivan Niven moved the previous question (on the amendment).
The motion to close debate was seconded, put to a voice vote and passed.
Mr. Goertzel 's amendment was put to a voice vote and defeated.
Mr. Sanford Tegfer moved the previous question (on whether to substitute the Senate~s motion for Mr. Thompson's motion).
The motion to close debate was seconded, put to a voice vote and passed.
The motion to substitute was put to a vote and passed by a count of 144 for, 72 against.
Mr. James Tattersall reported that the Faculty Senate recommends approval of the substitute motion by a vote of 27 for, 1 against and no abstentions.
Mr. John Sherwood moved the previous question.
The motion to close debate was seconded, put to a vote and carried by a vote of 167 for and 42 against,
The sObstitute motion was put to a vote and passed.
Mr. Chapin Clark was recognized to present the following motion:
That the faculty establish a standing committee on Academic Standards
- to advise the faculty and the President, and to make recommendations,
where appropriate, on those matters which pertain to the maintenance of academic standards and integrity at the University of Oregon. The committee may request information from officials and agencies within the University. The membership of the committee, which may include students, shall be determined by the President. The committee shall submit a written report at least once every two years.
The motion was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the Senate vote as follows: 25 yes, 2 no and 2 abstentions.
Mr. Edwin Beal moved that Mr. Clark~s motion be tabled until after the motion on plagiarism has been considered. The motion to table was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
Mr. Andrew Moursund moved the previous question. The motion to close debate was seconded, put to a voice vote and passed.
The motion was put to a vote and passed.
Mr. James Tattersall was recognized to present a motion regarding Representative Dellenback's ROTC proposal.
Mr. Tattersall stated that he wished to withdraw the motion.
Mr. Aaron Novick was recognized to present the following motion on behalf of Mr. Barry Stranahan who was not present.
Be it resolved
That the President appoint an ad hoc faculty-student committee to make recommendations for faculty leg~sl1Tion which would establish methods for the approval of all open-ended coUrses at the University (199, 400-410, and 500-510). These recommendations should be made to the faculty prior to its regUlar meeting in December 1971. The committee would be composed of four faculty members and three students, including if possible the Chairman of the Committee on the Curriculum and the Director of the Search Program.
II
Be it resolved
That in the interim the faculty observe the guidelines established by the Committee on the Curriculum for the use of open-ended course nUmbers. These are:
1. The subject matter of the course should be appropriate to the University and to the department in which it is given.
2. Available facilities -- library, laboratory, etc. -- should be adequate for the course.
3. The training, experience, and other qualifications of the instructor should be sUited to the content of the course.
4. The course shoUld be on a par with the regular curricUlar offerings of the college, school, or department, and must have the signed approval of the department head or dean concerned Proper consideration should be given to the teaching load of the instrUctor and to the value of the course in relation to other departmental obligations.
5. An adequate period, probably a minimum of one term, should be allowed between the approval of the course and the begin-ning of instruction -- to give the instructor time to prepare and organize his materials.
6. Students should be selected carefully to assure adequate preparation for the course.
7. The content of the course must be appropriate to the University level and to the number of credit hours granted.
The motion was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall, secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported that the Senate considered two substitute motions, now included in a single motion by Mr. Novick. The first motion considered by the FacUlty Senate constitutes the first part of the motion as presented. The secQnd motiQ~ considered by the Faculty Senate is contained in the second part of the motion.
On the first part the Faculty Senate recommends approval by a vote of 28 for, 1 against and 1 abstentioni on the second part the Faculty Senate recommends approval by a vote of 29 for, none against and l abstention.
The motion was pUt to a vote and passed.
Mr. Alfred Rubin was recognized. He moved that the agenda be changed to permit consideration of Mr. Bower Aly's motion regarding facUlty meetings prior to consideration of the motion on academic rank to be offered by Mr. Alvin Urquhart. j !
The motion to change the order of the agenda was seconded, put to a vote and passed~ j
Mr. Rubin was recognized to present the following motion:
That the Senate be reqUested to inquire into the conditions in which meetings of the faculty are held and to make recommendations to the faculty at the earliest opportunity.
The motion was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall, Secretary of the Faculty Senate, reported the vote of the Faculty Senate as follows: 15 yes, 9 no and 5 abstentions.
The motion was put to a vote and passed.
Mr. Alvin Urquhart was recognized to present the following motion:
Tha-t the faculty of the University of Oregon request the President to recommend to the State Board of Higher Education that at the University of Oregon the distinctions among the academic ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, and professor be eliminated, with the single rank '~professor" being used to designate these three categories. Further that the granting of tenure and increases in salary continue to be based on accepted criteria of standards of performance.
The motion was seconded.
Mr. James Tattersall reported that the Faculty Senate on May 28 voted to re-consider its earlier recommendation of May 26 and now recommends by a vote of 19 for, 7 against and 3 abstentions, that the motion be referred to the Faculty Advisory Council for study and report to the general faculty. Mr. Tattersall reported further that should the Faculty decline to refer, the Senate recommends against approval of the motion by a vote of 12 for, 13 against and 3 abstentions.
Following Mr. Urquhart's discussion of the motion, Mr. Tattersall moved, on behalf of the Faculty Senate, that the motion be referred to the Advisory Council for study to report back to the general faculty.
The motion to refer was seconded.
Mr. Clyde Pattton moved to amend by requiring that the Advisory Council report back to the Faculty at the October meeting of the faculty. The motion to amend was seconded, put to a vote and defeated.
Mr. Andrew Moursund moved the previous question (on the motion to refer).
The motion to close debate was put to a vote and passed.
The motion to refer was put to a vote and passed. :
New Business
Mr. Robert James was recognized to present the following notice of motion:
In the case of instructional work listed in the Catalog as haviag variable credit the individual faculty member will determine the credit earned no later than the end of the term in which the work is undertaken.
Mr. Chapin Clark was recognized to make an announcement: The annual meeting of the AAUP will be held in the Dad's Lounge, Erb Memorial Union building at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 4. The speaker will be the Chancellor of the State System of Higher Education. -
State of the University
President Robert D. Clark spoke briefly on the state of the University. He stated that the Legislature has reduced state support in the general fund budget of the System by $6.5 million (approximately 5 per cent) for the biennium. He commented that this was serious but should not be considered as hostile in view of the general conditions in the Legislature and the State. The Legislature recommended that the Governor's budget be retained but it did not provide funds for that level of operation. A portion of the deficit is to be met in two ways: (a) an annual increase in tuition of $90 for resident undergraduates, $174 for graduate students and an annual tuition for non-resident undergraduates of $1500 or the cost of instruction, whichever is the greater, and (b), by an increase of three to four hundred non-resident stUdents.
The President reported that the University will be affected in the following ways: (1) the loss of 3 faculty positions below the 1970-71 level and (2) a reduction of funds to meet the Legislature's request that the level of operation be reduced. Also the State System will be required over the next two years to absorb some six or seven hundred students without additional staff which will add to faculty ~~okkload.
The President commented upon the acceptance of the minority student programs by the Ways and Means Committee after students and faculty from the University and other institutions testified as to their importance.
Finally, the President spoke on the subject of salary improvement fands. He stated tlat each faculty member will receive a 4 per cent increase on the first $10,000 of sa1ary and 1 per cent is to be available to the University for discretionary increases. In view of existing commitments, the H.E.W. recommendations and promotions in rank, practically no funds will be available for merit increases in 1971-72.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
Marshall D. Wattles Secretary of the Faculty
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